(NOTE: THIS ARCHIVED BLOG IS NO LONGER UPDATED.) And first of all, whatever good work you begin to do, beg of Him with most earnest prayer to perfect it, that He who has now deigned to count us among His children may not at any time be grieved by our evil deeds. --The Rule of St. Benedict

Listening to Tradition, Friday, January 9, 2009

Ron Moffat

on January 9, 2009 8:02 AM | Permalink

The evil one cannot comprehend the joy we receive from the spiritual life; for this reason he is jealous of us, he envies us and sets traps for us, and we become grieved and fall. We must struggle, because without struggles we do not obtain virtues.

Elder Ieronymos of Aegina